World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids--3/4--planets
- 1.
What is the third largest planet?
- A.
Jupiter
- B.
Venus
- C.
Uranus
- D.
Earth
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C. UranusExplanation
Uranus is smaller than both Jupiter and Saturn, but a tiny bit larger than Neptune.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Which of these is not a planet?
- A.
Mercury
- B.
Neptune
- C.
Pluto
- D.
Earth
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C. PlutoExplanation
Pluto was called a planet until 2006. The discovery of several other objects about the same size as Pluto led scientists to create a new category called dwarf planets.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Mars has how many moons?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
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B. 2Explanation
Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos.Rate this question:
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- 4.
What planet passes the closest to Earth?
- A.
Venus
- B.
Mars
- C.
Mercury
- D.
The moon
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A. VenusExplanation
Venus is the planet that passes the closest to Earth. It is about 24 million miles (40 million kilometers) at its closest.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Which is the largest moon in the solar system?
- A.
Earth's moon
- B.
Ganymede
- C.
Titan
- D.
Europa
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B. GanymedeExplanation
Jupiter's largest moon is also the largest moon in the solar systemRate this question:
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- 6.
All of the planets put together are as big as the sun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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B. FalseExplanation
The sun contains about 99.8% of all the matter in the solar system.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Where can you find the fastest winds in the solar system?
- A.
Neptune
- B.
Earth
- C.
Venus
- D.
Jupiter
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A. NeptuneExplanation
Winds blow on Neptune at speeds up to about 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) per hour. Unlike the winds of Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, Neptune’s winds tend to blow in the opposite direction of the planet’s rotation.Rate this question:
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- 8.
All planets orbit the sun.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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B. FalseExplanation
False. Scientists began finding planets around other stars in the 1990's.Rate this question:
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- 9.
How many moons in the solar system are larger than the planet Mercury?
- A.
0
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
5
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C. 2Explanation
Both the largest moon of Jupiter, Ganymede, and the largest moon of Saturn, Titan, are larger than Mercury.Rate this question:
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- 10.
How many planets in the solar system have a moon?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
4
- D.
6
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